TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — At least 20 million hernia surgeries are performed globally each year, making it one of the most common medical procedures in the world. But does gender matter when it comes to hernia risk? New Australian research says yes: Half of the nearly 436,000Continue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women and new moms have better access to treatment for mood disorders, thanks to Obamacare, a new study finds. More women received treatment for their pregnancy-related depression or anxiety after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect in 2014, researchers reportedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Drinking can increase a senior’s risk of a brain bleed following a fall, even if they only occasionally imbibe, a new study finds. In fact, the risk of a brain bleed increases with a senior’s level of drinking, researchers found. Occasional or weeklyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Deaths among Americans dropped by a significant 6.1% between 2022 and 2023, a new government tally finds. Much of this was due to COVID-19’s ebbing effect on deaths. During the pandemic, over a million Americans lost their lives, and in 2021 it wasContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Newly developed battery-powered electric bandages could help wounds heal more quickly, a new study reports. In animal testing, wounds treated with electric bandages healed 30% faster than wounds treated with conventional bandages, researchers reported Aug. 7 in the journal Science Advances. The bandagesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s tough to open up to a doctor, even though it’s vital if patients want the best care for what ails them. Why the reticence? People worry they’ll be judged by their doctor if they share mistaken beliefs or false ideas. Now, aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following several years of record low rates of uninsured Americans, a new survey finds more folks are once again without health insurance. More than 8% of Americans did not have health coverage during the first few months of 2024, according to findings publishedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check for five major cancers. Published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the newContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans use the opioid-like herbal supplement known as kratom, but evidence of its dangers continue to mount. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued another alert for consumers to stay away from one brand of kratom in particular, OPMS BlackContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks worried about bird flu, salmonella and other foodborne illnesses have a simple solution at hand – simply use a cooking thermometer to make sure food is well-cooked. But only about 1 in 4 Americans (27%) use one either “often” or “all theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Insured working-age adults are frequently being hit with medical bills for services that should have been covered, a new Commonwealth Fund survey has found. Close to half (45%) of insured workers have received a bill or copay in the past year for aContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The number of people who trust doctors dropped steeply during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says. Worse, those who lost their faith in medicine are less likely to get vaccinated against COVID or the flu, researchers found. “Trust in physicians and hospitalsContinue Reading
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TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Doctors might be authority figures, but a new review suggests hospital patients feel more comfortable when their physician comes across as less imposing. Getting to a patient’s eye level while talking about their diagnosis or care makes a huge difference, researchers found. SittingContinue Reading
